[OAI-implementers] points to ponder

[François Schiettecatte]

I agree with KISS mantra, I think OAI is useful and well adopted because you
can implement a viable client in an afternoon with some Perl code. A server
will take a little longer. Try doing that with Z39.50 :)

On 5/13/03 2:02 PM, "Jewel Ward" <jewelw@lanl.gov> wrote:

> 
>> 
>> i remember some 3 years ago, when OAIv1.0 was being designed we referred
>> to Z39.50 as the "800-pound gorilla" - the protocol that everyone
>> supported and you did not openly challenge. is OAI-PMH the new 800-pound
>> gorilla?
> 
> As far as I know, the idea of keeping and continuing to keep the OAI-PMH
> parameters narrow is to *prevent* the OAI-PMH from turning into an "800 lb,
> Z39.50-ish gorilla".  I believe the intention is not to make the OAI-PMH
> into an untouchable/unchangeable Holy Grail, so much as (to) "KISS" (Keep
> It Simple, Stupid).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jewel
> 
> --
> Jewel H. Ward
> Graduate Research Assistant, Post-master's
> Los Alamos National Laboratory
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